Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The Philadelphia Foundation is seeking applications for its Fund for Children Grants Program to provide general operating support for Philadelphia-based youth leadership development organizations that prioritize youth leadership, civic engagement, and youth organizing activities and outcomes.
Funding Information
Grants range from $10,000 up to $50,000.
Types of projects funded
Programs serving children and youth from birth to age 18
Eligibility Criteria
- Operating budget above $100,000.
- 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter
- List of Board of Directors and their affiliations
- Three years of financial data (e.g. audits, IRS Forms 990, etc.)
- One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff Person
- Current PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations Certificate
- Board-approved Nondiscrimination Policy that is in compliance with the Philadelphia Foundation’s non-discrimination policy
- Not an ineligible organization
- All project/program staff and volunteer child abuse clearances must be up-to-date, including PA child abuse, criminal history and FBI fingerprinting.
- Organizations cannot apply to both the Fund For Children and the Philadelphia Foundation’s other discretionary grantmaking within the same calendar years
- Organizations receiving Discretionary Grants are still eligible for YOUTHadelphia grants
- Strongly Preferred:
- Written, board-approved policies regarding whistle-blowing, conflict of interest, and document retention and destruction.
- Interim or permanent executive leadership in place for at least three months.
- Limited familial relationships among board and staff members.
- Priority given to:
- Those able to demonstrate that at least 70% of those they serve are considered marginalized or historically disenfranchised.
- Those with operating budgets under $5 million
For more information, visit https://www.philafound.org/nonprofits/available-grants/fund-for-children-grants/